Steam Machine Prototype Details Made Available

Valve's announcement regarding their new SteamOS, their Stream Machines and their Steam Controller were full of promise. Following up with the initial buzz caused by the revelations, Valve is revealing concrete details regarding the expanding Steam Universe.

As previously reported, a total of 300 Steam Machines are expected to be shipped out at the end of October to the lucky testers who completed Valve's treasure hunt. Seeing that there is less than a month left before those units ship, Valve has revealed specifications for the initial run of Steam Machines.

From the CPU and the GPU selections, you can see that the Steam Machines will be available in different configurations for different performance levels. Just like PCs, users will probably be able to select their own balance between performance and price.

Valve was also keen to stress that the Steam Machines will be open and users will be able to upgrade components as they please. For those who already own high end gaming PCs, Valve hopes their SteamOS enabled Steam Machines, with its in-home streaming technology, helps build a bridge for your existing hardware to enter the living room.